Public Act 101-0501
 
HB3196 EnrolledLRB101 10491 RJF 55597 b

    AN ACT concerning government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Immigration Task Force Act.
 
    Section 5. Immigration Task Force.
    (a) There is hereby established the Immigration Task Force.
    (b) The Task Force shall consist of 24 members appointed as
follows:
        (1) one member appointed by the President of the
    Senate;
        (2) one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives;
        (3) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    Senate;
        (4) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    House of Representatives;
        (5) one representative of the Governor's Office;
        (6) one representative of the Governor's Office of
    Management and Budget;
        (7) one representative of the Lieutenant Governor's
    Office;
        (8) the Executive Director of the Illinois Housing
    Development Authority, or his or her designee;
        (9) the Secretary of Human Services; or his or her
    designee;
        (10) the Director on Aging, or his or her designee;
        (11) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
    or his or her designee;
        (12) the Director of Children and Family Services or
    his or her designee;
        (13) the Director of Public Health or his or her
    designee;
        (14) the Director of Healthcare and Family Services or
    his or her designee;
        (15) the Director of Human Rights or his or her
    designee; and
        (16) the Director of Employment Security or his or her
    designee;
        (17) the Chairman of the State Board of Education or
    his or her designee;
        (18) the Chairman of the Board of Higher Education or
    his or her designee;
        (19) the Chairman of the Illinois Community College
    Board or his or her designee; and
        (20) five representatives from organizations offering
    aid or services to immigrants, appointed by the Governor.
    (c) The Task Force shall convene as soon as practicable
after the effective date of this Act, and shall hold at least
12 meetings. Members of the Task Force shall serve without
compensation. The Department of Human Services, in
consultation with any other State agency relevant to the issue
of immigration in this State, shall provide administrative and
other support to the Task Force.
    (d) The Task Force shall examine the following issues:
        (1) what the State of Illinois is currently doing to
    proactively help immigrant communities in this State,
    including whether such persons are receiving help to become
    citizens, receiving help to become business owners, and
    receiving aid for educational purposes;
        (2) what can the State do going forward to improve
    relations between the State and immigrant communities in
    this State;
        (3) what is the status of immigrant communities from
    urban, suburban, and rural areas of this State, and whether
    adequate support and resources have been provided to these
    communities;
        (4) the extent to which immigrants in this State are
    being discriminated against;
        (5) whether the laws specifically intended to benefit
    immigrant populations in this State are actually having a
    beneficial effect;
        (6) the practices and procedures of the federal
    Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency within this
    State;
        (7) the use and condition of detention centers in this
    State; and
        (8) all contracts in Illinois entered into with the
    federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency,
    including contracts with private detention centers, the
    Illinois State Police, and the Secretary of State Division
    of Motor Vehicles.
    (e) The Task Force shall report its findings and
recommendations based upon its examination of issues under
subsection (d) to the Governor and the General Assembly on or
before May 31, 2020.
 
    Section 10. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1,
2021.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.